The most dangerous man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

Gary Goldstein

In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a former Marine, Pentagon employee and military analyst, performed one of the most daring whistle-blowing acts of the century: Leaking ex-employer Rand Corp.'s copies of the top-secret Pentagon Papers to the New York Times (and subsequently other major dailies) in order to expose the truth -- or, more specifically, the lies -- behind America's longtime involvement in the Vietnam conflict. [...]

di Gary Goldstein, articolo completo (1551 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 23 settembre 2009